Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313151515151616161414141312111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229217204198195151149149140130174172314348662654549577659586518251234183
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
2.36
2:16AM
2.39
2:49PM
2.21
3:20AM
2.26
4:03PM
2.12
4:38AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.78
8:42AM
0.94
9:00PM
0.92
9:46AM
1.02
10:10PM
0.99
11:00AM
1.01
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191817161615161819171616151516191918181816161720
Feels °C (?)201818161615171717161515141416191818181815141317
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